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Blue Mountain Railroad - BLMR

Routes:
Wallula Jct - Walla Walla - Craik, WA (34.9 miles)
Weston, OR - Walla Walla, WA - Dayton (64.8 miles)
Headquarters:
Walla Walla, WA
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Wallula Jct, WA
Radio Frequencies:
160.785
History:
Line leased by WATCO from UP on November 20, 1992.
Lease terminated by UP, and line sold to Port of Columbia County in 1996. BLMR continues operations.
Line merged into PCC on July 7, 2000.
Ownership:
Webb family

Palouse River Railroad - BLMR

Routes:
Hooper Jct - Winona - Colfax - Pullman, WA - Moscow, ID (81.4 miles)
Winona - Thornton, WA (31.7 miles)
Pullman, WA - Moscow, ID (via trackage rights on PCC)
Headquarters:
Walla Walla, WA
Junctions with other railroads:
UP: Hooper Jct, WA
Radio Frequencies:
160.785
History:
Line purchased by WATCO from UP and service began on November 20, 1992.
Pullman - Moscow line abandoned in 199x.
Line merged into PCC on July 7, 2000.
Ownership:
Watco
Roster:
Unit Bldr. Model B/D B/N F/N History Acq. Ret. Notes
784 EMD GP35 1963 28400 ? ex-UP 784; nee WP 3003 1992 2000 to PCC 784, 2000
790 EMD GP35 1963 28407 ? ex-UP 790; nee WP 3010 1992 2000 to PCC 790, 2000
792 EMD GP35 1965 30217 ? ex-UP 792; nee WP 3013 1992 2000 to PCC 792, 2000
799 EMD GP35 1965 30226 ? ex-UP 799; nee WP 3022 1992 2000 to PCC 799, 2000
2606 EMD CF7 ? ? ? ex-WATX 7; exx-ATSF 2606; nee ATSF F7 220C 1998 2000 to PCC 2606, 2000

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Last updated: January 29, 2001

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